History of Synthesizers: 1950 to 1970
June 11, 2013 – 7:42 am | No Comment

Previously we discussed how the synthesizer started to come to be from its earliest days as the 200 ton teleharmonium up until the creation of the trautonium (and mixtur-trautonium) in the 1930s and 40s, but …

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Analogue or digital?
January 5, 2011 – 11:47 am | 2 Comments
Analogue or digital?

A very long time ago in high school, I bought (with my parents’ help) a Korg Poly 800. I was so proud of that synth… until a friend of mine started making fun of …

Moog Beer!
May 12, 2010 – 2:17 pm | No Comment
Moog Beer!

What if you could put all that wonderful, organic moog-y goodness into bottles and sell it?
Well, the Asheville Brewing Company and the Bob Moog Foundation have teamed up to do just that – …

Cats jumping on vintage synthesizers
March 8, 2010 – 4:11 pm | No Comment
Cats jumping on vintage synthesizers

from AutomaticGainsay:
“Just as you requested, here are a couple of cats getting their groove on with a number of exciting vintage analog synthesizers.”
Cats, vintage synths, What more can I say?

New synth fridge magnets
December 28, 2009 – 12:28 pm | No Comment
New synth fridge magnets

Our synthesizer fridge magnets have been extremely popular lately, and we’ve added more to what we already offer. We have a brand new, additional line of fridge magnets that are created from photographs of …

Spaceman meets synths
December 3, 2009 – 12:06 pm | One Comment
Spaceman meets synths

Tim Prebble has taken these wonderful pictures of a little toy spaceman adventuring in the land of synthesizers. It’s a great idea, and the photography is just fantastic:

There’s just something about this that I …

Lego Synths
October 28, 2009 – 8:08 pm | 5 Comments
Lego Synths

Beem is Electronic Music Producer Skweee from Stockholm, Sweden. Beem has created these absolutely amazing Lego creations inspired by vintage synthesizers, drum machines and recording equipment. When I saw these, the synth geek …

Bob Moog Day
August 23, 2009 – 8:28 pm | One Comment
Bob Moog Day

August 21st was the anniversary of Bob Moog’s death. Very few people have changed electronic music to the same extent as Bob Moog. His impact is so widespread that people remember him in all kinds …

Synths and Robots
July 25, 2009 – 7:52 pm | No Comment
Synths and Robots

Picture this: You’ve got robots that are modules in a self-aware modular synth. They start patching themselves together, crafting sound and rhythm, and they work themselves into such a lather that the …

Synth pencil lets you draw electronic sounds
April 21, 2009 – 10:20 pm | One Comment
Synth pencil lets you draw electronic sounds

Do you perhaps really, really want to create some music but have a term paper or some work to catch up on and don’t have the time?  How about making music by writing?  Wait.. what?

The Drawdio is …

Plushy soft synth pillows
April 21, 2009 – 10:14 pm | 3 Comments
Plushy soft synth pillows

It seems as though every time I try to bring my synthesizers to bed, I end up with bruises all over my body and scrapes and cuts on my face.  Well, there’s a solution to …